Donald Trump
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Michelle Obama Still Swears by Taking the High Road, but That Doesn’t Involve Smiling for Trump
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, drops tomorrow—and though dribs and drabs of tea from the #ForeverFirstLady’s new book have been circulating through various media outlets in the last week, we’re ready to receive the full kettle like manna from the heavens come Tuesday. Among the revealing new details Obama shares is how she actively stopped herself…
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As California Is Engulfed in Flames, Celebrities Unload on Trump for Remaining as Callous as Ever
If you were the President of the United States, and one of the biggest states in the country was being ravaged by rampant wildfires that have caused unspeakable deaths and damage, I would imagine that casting blame and threatening to pull federal funding while people are literally running for their lives would be the last…
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President Trump Knew All About Stormy Daniels’ Hush Money: Report
Not only did David Dennison Donald Trump know about the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to women with whom he carried on extramarital affairs, but he was also kept abreast of the arrangements at nearly every turn, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal. With Daniels’ civil suit against Trump and…
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When Trump Goes Low, Michelle Obama Goes High Enough to Hate Him Like the Rest of Us
Some people have the uncanny ability to conceal their disdain for you while in your presence. They can smile in your face, inquire about your family, and somehow, remain cordial while simultaneously orchestrating your demise. I sure as hell am not one of those people (because I wear my malice with pride), but after watching…
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He Tried It: Rihanna Tells Trump to Stop Playing Her Music at His ‘Tragic Rallies,’ Endorses Andrew Gillum [Updated]
The utter and complete caucasity of the deplorable dictator we know as Donald Trump may have finally met its match. Clearly not content with the cease and desist issued by Pharrell Williams last week upon learning that his hit song, “Happy,” was being played at Trump rallies—immediately subsequent to the Tree of Life synagogue massacre,…
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Michael Cohen Is Still Snitching on His Boy Donald Trump, This Time Outing His Racist Rhetoric
There was a point in time when many of us thought Michael Cohen would turn out to be the hero we need. He turned his back on his old friend Donald Trump—a man for whom he had cleaned up many a mess. He started telling tales out of school, letting us know bits and pieces…
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Frustrated With Trump, Some Florida Republicans Throw Support Behind Andrew Gillum
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—One of the first things Joe Bryant did when I walked into his home was to hand me his Republican Party membership card. “I wanted to show you my bonafides,” he said, before walking me over to his living room, where we sat and talked for nearly hour. He had to tell me why…
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Yeezy Taught Him: A Theory on How the Yeezy Mauve’s Poor Sales May Have Rescued Kanye From the Sunken Place
At The Root we loves us a good conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories. On the tame side, we absolutely believe that Russian bots stole the election through deception and Russian prostitution pee pee blackmail. And on the aluminum foil Kangol side, we believe that Tupac may or may not be living in a Cuban flat…